• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    With trains, you don’t arrive sweaty, you can’t get run down by cars, and someone else parks it

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      6 months ago

      I ride a bike to work every day. I’m never sweaty. The infrastructure to cycle exists so I won’t get run over by cars.

        • 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world
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          6 months ago

          Where I live (Oklahoma City), I wouldn’t want to bike for at least 5 months of the year. Between mid April and late October, we are stupid hot and humid. We had lots of days this past summer that either got uncomfortably close to or passed 40°C. Dew points in the mid 20s all summer long. You’ll break a sweat just standing outside for more than about a minute or two.

          Can’t imagine what it’s like for those sorry saps in Houston or Florida.

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          6 months ago

          I live in a somewhat hilly city. That is why I have an electric bike. I’m never sweaty when I arrive at work

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            Even if the city is flat as fuck you’ll still arrive sweaty if the climate is hot. Take Phoenix for example, you will sweat even if you are in the shade and doing no physical exercise because it’s commonly 46 degrees.

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        6 months ago

        You can also do this thing called walking. Although I am aware that in the United States that is considered suspicious behavior.

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            The public transit isn’t that great where I live by European standards. I use a Brompton folding bike to make up the difference. It’s great for trains